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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Ghanaian Parliamentarian, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has revealed how the nickname of Ghana\u2019s national football team, the Black Stars originated.<\/p>\n

According to the Member of Parliament for South Dayi constituency, Ghana\u2019s first president Dr Kwame Nkrumah was inspired to name the senior national football team after a football team in Peki in the Volta Region.<\/p>\n

Earlier assertions indicated the team was nicknamed the Black Stars after the Black Star of Africa in the flag of Ghana<\/p>\n

However, Dafeamekpor shared a different account on how Dr Kwame Nkrumah got the nickname for the Ghana national team.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe name Black Stars was adopted from a football team which was located in Peki. Nkrumah had gone there to visit his friend in the 50s,\u201d Dafeamekpor said on TV3.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Nkrumah got to Peki, they had Peki Black Stars. It was a team in Avetime so he adopted the name.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are historical accounts, the name of the football club. It\u2019s a known fact in Peki. It appears that we haven\u2019t made the effort to amplify it enough that the Black Stars Nkurmah adopted if from Peki Black Stars.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo anytime he visited . they played community games. Nkrumah visited (one time) and the name was fascinating, Peki Black Stars, so he took it and adopted it for the Black Stars,\u201d the MP said<\/p>\n

Ghana have won the Africa Cup of Nations on four occasions in 1965, 1968, 1978 and 1982.<\/p>\n

The Black Stars will be making their fourth appearance at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar this year.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Ghana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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